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The Art of Technology Digest #3 Sunday, August 16th, 1992
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Editor: Chris Cappuccio (ccappuc@caticsuf.cati.CSUFresno.EDU)
BBS Archivist: David Mitchell (dmitchel@ais.org)
Special thanks to...
E-Mail Archivist: Mike Batchelor (mike@batpad.lgb.ca.us)
[AoT Digest] Contents #3 (Sun, August 16th, 1992)
Article 1: New AoT-Digest Distribution
Article 2: CNID Press Release
Article 3: Online Access To Congressional Information
Article 4: Internet Access Available
Article 5: Encryption Bull
Article 6: Clinton/Gore online
Article 7: Pirates v. AT&T: Posters
Article 8: Intel Releases 486 DX2 66 Megahertz Chip
Article 9: Re: Internet Abuse & It's Affects
Article 10: Important Warning To Post At Your Workplace
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From: Chris Cappuccio, Editor <ccappuc@caticsuf.cati.CSUFresno.EDU>
Date: 8/14/92
Subject: Article 1--New AoT-Digest Distribution
As of 8/14/92, AoT-Digest will no longer be distributed from my e-mail
address, ccappuc@caitcsuf.cati.CSUFresno.EDU, but from the mailserver at
mailserv@batpad.lgb.ca.us. It uses *Listserv-like* commands and is a
distribution point for AoT-Digest through e-mail. If you are wondering the
reason for this, it is because the IDS mailer at ATI-Net screws up if you
have more than 50 per mailing list.
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the mailserv address.
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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1992 15:59:31 PDT
From: Nikki Draper <draper@Csli.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Article 2--CNID press release
PACIFIC BELL'S PHONE PRIVACY RINGS FALSE, SAYS
COMPUTER PROFESSIONALS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
PALO ALTO, Calif., August 10, 1992 -- Computer Professionals for
Social Responsibility (CPSR), a national alliance of professionals
concerned with the impact of technology on society based here,
expressed deep concern over Pacific Bell's attempt to gut a recent
California Public Utility Commission (PUC) order on Calling-Number
Identification (CNID). Pacific Bell has requested a rehearing on the
PUC restrictions. PacBell's proposal will eliminate important safety
and privacy protections in the Commission's order, CPSR charged.
CNID allows businesses to collect the phone numbers of customers
who call them.
The Commission's order guarantees privacy protections for all
Californians. PacBell proposes to eliminate a key privacy protection
called Per-Line Blocking with Per-Call Unblocking. This feature
prevents home numbers from being collected by businesses, unless
the caller decides to give it to them. Phone companies would prefer
to only offer per-call blocking, a scheme in which caller numbers are
always given out unless the caller remembers to dial a blocking code
before dialing the desired number.
"If this happens, Californians will inevitably receive more junk mail,
more annoying phone calls, and greater invasions of their privacy,
some of which may be dangerous," said CPSR Chair and user interface
expert, Dr. Jeff Johnson.
PacBell claims that CNID would give people more control over their
privacy by providing the phone number from the calling phone. This
is the wrong technological answer to the problem according to
Johnson. "What people want to know is who is calling, not what
phone is being used. If my wife's car breaks down and she calls me
from a pay phone, that's a call I want to answer. CNID doesn't give
me any information that will help me do that."
In PUC hearings held last year, Johnson accused the phone companies
of designing a service that is more useful for businesses in gathering
marketing data than for consumers in screening calls. Phone
companies are opposed to per-line blocking because it would
presumably result in more numbers being kept private, thereby
reducing the value of the CNID service to business subscribers.
"Phone companies don't want you to block your phone number when
you call movie theaters or appliance stores. The more times your
number is revealed to businesses, the better! So they oppose
reasonable blocking options and are pushing an error-prone one," he
said.
If only per-call blocking were available, residential phone customers
-- or their children, parents, grandparents, guests -- would often
forget to dial their blocking code before making a call, resulting in
frequent disclosure of private information to businesses without the
consent, and sometimes even without the knowledge, of the caller.
"Unless PacBell is willing to live within the very reasonable bounds
set by the PUC decision, the concerns of Californians will be far better
served if CNID is simply not offered at all," said Johnson.
"Subscriber privacy is more important that Pacific Bell's profits."
Founded in 1981, CPSR is a public interest alliance of computer
scientists and other professionals interested in the impact of
computer technology on society. As technical experts and informed
citizens, CPSR members provide the public and policy makers with
realistic assessments of the power, promise, and limitations of
computer technology. It is a national organization, with 21 chapters
throughout the United States. The organization also has program
offices in Washington D.C. and Cambridge, MA.
For information on CPSR, contact the national office at
415-322-3778 or cpsr@csli.stanford.edu.
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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1992 22:13:41 EDT
From: James P Love <LOVE@pucc.PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject: Article 3--ONLINE ACCESS TO CONGRESSIONAL INFORMATION
Information Access Memorandum
To: Citizens interested in public access to government
information
Re: Public Access to U.S. House and Senate Legislative
Information Systems (LEGIS)
Date: July 21, 1992
Dear friend:
The following letter to Senator Ford (D-KY) and Representative
Rose (D-NC) asks for public access to the House and Senate LEGIS
systems. LEGIS provides online access to the full text of bills
before congress, as well as other items. Access is now
restricted to members of congress and their staff. (except for
limited walk-in service).
If you want to join us in asking for remote online access to this
important taxpayer funded information system, please provide us
with the following information, along with permission to add your
name to the letter.
Name
Affiliation
(for purposes of
identification only)
Address
City, State and Zip Code
Telephone (for verification)
email address
Please send (mail, fax, or email) this information to:
Taxpayer Assets Project
P.O. Box 19367
Washington, DC 20036
voice:202/387-8030
fax:202/234-5176
internettap@essential.org
Thank you.
James Love
Director
Taxpayer Assets Project
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Senator Ford
Chairman, Senate Committee
on Rules and Administration
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Representative Rose
Chairman, Committee on
House Administration
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
August XX, 1992
RE: Public Access to Senate and House LEGIS
Dear Sirs:
This letter is to request that the public be granted access to the
Legislative Information Systems operated by the United States Senate and
House of Representatives. These taxpayer financed information systems
provide online access to information of immense interest to millions of
citizens. (For purposes of this letter the two systems will be referred
to simply as LEGIS).
Examples of the information contained in LEGIS are:
- Summary information about the content and status of all
Senate and House bills, resolutions, floor amendments,
public and private laws
- Full text of the latest versions of Senate and House bills
- Summary information on all Presidential nominations
requiring Senate confirmation
- Summary information on treaties submitted to the Senate for
ratification
- Summary information on communications from the executive
branch and state and local governments on matters before the
Congress
Our specific recommendations are as follows:
1. CITIZENS SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEARCH LEGIS ONLINE FROM REMOTE
LOCATIONS.
While the public pays for the operation of LEGIS we have never
been allowed access, except for limited walk-in access in
Congressional reading rooms. This policy should change. In a
period when Congress is seeking to reform itself, it is
appropriate to extend access to these valuable information
systems beyond the members and staff of congress, to the citizens
whom they serve.
2. PUBLIC ACCESS TO LEGIS SHOULD BE MODELED ON THE PROPOSED GPO
GATEWAY TO GOVERNMENT/WINDO LEGISLATION.
As sponsors of S. 2813, the GPO Gateway to Government, and H.R.
2772, the GPO Wide Information Network for Data Online (WINDO),
you have worked hard to expand public access to federal
databases. Should the Gateway/WINDO become law, LEGIS should be
among its initial core databases. In any event, the approach
taken in these two bills is appropriate for LEGIS.
[[ED: More information on the Gateway/WINDO is in AoT-Digest #2]]
- The public should have the right to subscribe to online
access to LEGIS from remote locations. For most
subscribers, the cost of the subscription should be based on
the incremental cost of providing such access.
- LEGIS information should also be made available without
charge through the federal Depository Library Program. As
you know, this important program, which began in the middle
of the 19th century, is designed to promote universal access
to federal government information.
3. CONGRESS SHOULD REGULARLY SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM LEGIS USERS
TO DETERMINE IF THE SYSTEM CAN BE IMPROVED.
There are several areas where LEGIS could be improved. For
example, some citizens may ask that Congress provide more
detailed information on voting, committee actions, or other
congressional business. Citizens should have opportunities to
identify the types of information that would be useful in
monitoring the actions of the Congress.
Your support for the Gateway/WINDO bills is deeply appreciated,
as are your other efforts to broaden public access to databases
and information systems that are financed by the taxpayer.
Please inform us of the specific steps that you will take to
broaden public access to LEGIS. Thank you.
Sincerely,
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The following persons will be among those signing the letter
asking for public access to LEGIS:
Joan Claybrook Howard C. Weaver
President Editor
Public Citizen Anchorage Daily News
2000 P Street, NW Box 149001
Washington, DC 20036 Anchorage, Alaska 99514-9001
Brian Kahin Jack D. Lail
Director, Information Metro Editor
Infrastructure Project, Knoxville News-Sentinel
Science, Technology and P.O. Box 59038
Public Policy Program Knoxville, TN 37950-9038
John F. Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard University Marc Rotenberg
79 John F. Kennedy St. Director, Washington Office
Cambridge, MA 02138 Computer Professionals for
Social Responsibility
Professor James Galbraith 666 Pennsylvania Ave., S.E.
LBJ School of Public Affairs Suite 303
and Department of Government Washington, DC 20003
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX James Love
Director
Howard Rheingold Taxpayer Assets Project
Editor P.O. Box 19367
Whole Earth Review Washington, DC 20036
27 Gate Five Road
Sausalito, CA 94965 Dr. James R. Veatch
hlr@well.sf.ca.us Nashville Tech Library
120 White Bridge Road
Nashville, TN 37209-4515
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James Love, Director VOICE: 609-683-0534
Taxpayer Assets Project FAX: 202-234-5176
P.O. Box 19367 INTERNET: love@essential.org
Washington, DC 20036
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From: greenie@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Subject: Article 4--Internet Access Available
Date: 8 Aug 92 11:28:01 -0500
Attention Internet Users:
There is an Online Service reachable through the Internet that offers
stimulating conversation and entertainment. We have RIME conferences
online as well as Usenet NEWS and other local message areas. We also
have File Transfers available for many computer types, with either modem
or network file transfer capability (XMODEM, ZMODEM and FTP).
We have access to several MUDs including Vincents Hollow, and great
multi-player games such as Conquest, a full-screen space battle game,
and other entertainment sections, such as a CB Simulator and IRC Chat.
We host weekly CB conferences on various topics ranging from education
instruction practices to events on current affairs (such as the LA
riots and associated happenings). People from all over the world
participate in our message areas - bringing the world closer together
to form a global meeting place.
We offer Internet access to all users, however Commercial users are
restricted to non-NSFnet access. Only Educational and Research uses
are permitted over the NSFnet.
TELNET, FTP, MAIL, FINGER, and TALK access is available online.
The name of the system is the IDS World Network. How can you get there?
Modem: (401) 884-9002 (high speed numbers available upon request)
Internet: telnet ids.net [155.212.1.2]
Members of the Education and Research community are invited to participate,
as we are constantly looking to link users from these groups together.
Andy, sysadmin@ids.net
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From: Editor, Chris Cappuccio <ccappuc@caticsuf.cati.CSUFresno.EDU>
Date: Thursday, August 13th, 1992
Subject: Article 5--Encryption Bull
I think that any laws the government has on how you can encrypt data,
where you can bring the data, or what you can do with the encrytion method
is a bunch of bull. I am not sure about what the laws actually are, but I
heard that many US products which have encryption, DES or otherwise, are not
allowed in other countries and then to be taken back to the US. It's not a
matter of security. It is volating our rights. People across the world cannot
register PKWare's PKLITE because they can't use the -e option in their country
is pretty bad. We have free speech. That's great. We don't have the right to
encrypt e-mail because a new law is coming. How are they going to stop us?
UU/XX Encoding is, in a way, a form of encryption, isn't it?? So what's the
big deal if I send somebody an encrypted form of AoT-D because I don't want
anybody else reading it until it is actually released? There's no security
matter involved. DES Encryption is used by the government only for Un-
classified and sensitive information (If I remeber all those NTISS and DoD/
NCSC Memorandums correctly). And, think about this, why does the government
even waste time encrypting *unclassified* documents, when anybody can simply
write the IAOC (INFOSEC Awareness Division; ATTN: X713/IAOC; Fort George G.
Meade, MD 20755-6000; (410)766-8729 Barbara Keller) and get some unclassified
government documents for free (sort of like a free version of the GPO). If
anybody actually knows the laws for this or has another opinion, please
respond.
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Date: 13 Aug 92 12:41:36 EDT
From: Clinton for President <75300.3115@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Article 6--Clinton/Gore online
Chris & David,
Thanks for the index. How about an article about Clinton/Gore online?
Compuserve, AOL, Internet, and starting to appear on BBS systems.
Here are a few of our addresses. Next week we will up on interent at:
Clinton-Gore.ORG
Regards,
JPG
Clinton/Gore HQ
Internet address for Clinton/Gore Library:
They will be on world.std.com accessible directly or via anonymous FTP
and will be in the directory:
/obi/USElection/President/Clinton/
-Barry Shein
Software Tool & Die | bzs@world.std.com | uunet!world!bzs
Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 617-739-0202 | Login: 617-739-WRLD
______________________________________
For files on Specific Solutions BBS in Stafford, TX or Fidonet :
Instructions for accessing file library on SSMC:
For normal modem using folks:
Call 713-568-8482 (300bps - 9600 HST bps) (V.32 .32bis soon)
Log on according to the instructions.
When at the main menu type "C 2" (change to area 2)
Type "F" to review file listing for current area.
Type "D" for download, or "T" for online "type" mode.
For fidonet sysops:
F'req from 1:106/960 by filename.
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Many thanks to our friends who have created libraries for us.
Regards,
JPG
Clinton/Gore HQ
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From: Legacy Irreverent and Captain Picard (Phrack #40 Loopback)
Subject: Article 7--Pirates v. AT&T: Posters
[[ED: This was funny the first time I read it. It's from Phrack 40,
article #2 (Phrack Loopback)]]
Pirates v. AT&T: Posters
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Special thanks to Legacy Irreverent and Captain Picard
On May 24 1992, two lone pirates, Legacy (of CyberPunk System) and Captain
Picard (of Holodeck) had finally had enough of AT&T. Together, they traveled
to the AT&T Maintenance Facility (just west of Goddard, Kansas) and claimed the
property in the name of pirates and hackers everywhere.
They hoisted the Jolly Roger skull and crossbones high on the AT&T flagpole,
where it stayed for two days until it was taken down by security.
This event was photographed and videotaped by EGATOBAS Productions, to preserve
this landmark in history. And now you can witness the event. For a limited
time they are offering full color posters and t-shirts of the Jolly Roger
Pirate flag flying high over AT&T, with the AT&T logo in plain view, with the
caption; "WE CAME, WE SAW, WE CONQUERED."
Prices: 11" x 17" Full Color poster........................... $ 7.00 US
20" x 30" Full Color poster $20.00 US
T-shirts $20.00 US
If you are interested in purchasing, simply send check or money order for the
amount, plus $1.00 US for postage and handling to:
CyberPunk System
P.O. Box 771027
Wichita, KS 67277-1072
Be sure to specify size on T-shirt.
A GIF of this is also available from CyberPunk System, 1:291/19, 23:316/0,
72:708/316, 69:2316/0. FREQ magicname PIRATE
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Date: 08/10/92
From: Linda Rohrbough/Grant Buckler
Subject: Article 8--Intel Releases 486 DX2 66 Megahertz Chip